Piper (Kansas City, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Chris Brindle
League: Kaw Valley
Playoff Division: 4A I
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Beebe 6'2" 245 Senior LB/HB 4.70
Travon Jones 5'9" 165 Senior S/RB 4.60
Kilil Richard 6'1" 205 Senior DE/RB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth At RB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 16
2013 National Rank: #4199
2013 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.1
2014 National Rank: #2733
2014 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6651
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 60-54 (38-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 24.1
2013 Points Against Average: 20.7
2013 Differential: +3.4
2013 Wins: #4082 Jefferson West (Meriden) (28-24), #6060 Spring Hill (20-14), #6053 Lansing (56-40), #6754 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (12-6), #9580 Atchison (28-20), #10349 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (49-14), #12149 Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (48-0)
2013 Losses: #1088 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (21-14), #1922 Paola (27-21), #2596 Tonganoxie (28-0), #4038 Eudora (12-7), #4394 Bonner Springs (42-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-53
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Lansing (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Lansing, 9/12 at Baldwin, 9/19 at Louisburg, 9/26 at Bishop Ward (Kansas City), 10/3 Bonner Springs, 10/10 Turner (Kansas City), 10/17 at Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 10/23 Tonganoxie, 10/31 at Atchison
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Baldwin (40.5), Lansing (16.8), Bonner Springs (15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Atchison (-16), Turner (Kansas City) (-9.9), Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (11.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5306
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%